(きゃくちゅう)

きゃくちゅう
noun
footnote
1. footnote
A note placed at the bottom of a page providing additional information, citations, or explanations for text in the main body.
論文(ろんぶん)脚注(きゃくちゅう)()ける
To add footnotes to a thesis.
Please refer to the footnotes for detailed explanations.
To clearly note the source in a footnote.

COMPOSITION: (きゃく) (foot, leg) + (ちゅう) (note, annotation). Literally "a note at the foot (of the page)."

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ACADEMIC WRITING: In Japanese academic writing, footnotes are essential for proper citation. They may contain 出典(しゅってん) (sources), 補足(ほそく)説明(せつめい) (supplementary explanations), or 原語(げんご) (original language terms).